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spirit attaching to the part he had acted—(A laugh)—or the least con.. sciou , e , -s of delinquency in his memory, weed he base accepted that place in the Committee? Ile could not have been hosen ifthe sitting Mem. . bee had not considered him eligible. But there were 11 other persons on the Committee more objecti enable than himself, and not objected to, either by the sitting Member or the petitioner. The Right Hon. Gen tleman stated that he did not attack the vote of the Roxburgh Corn rnittee, but he said it in such a way as insinuated that any other person Might attack it if he pleased. But he (the Lord Advocate) defied him of aeybody to impugn it ju,tly.--(Hear, hear.) He had also argued th ere alt hough there was no v i o l ence on t h e secon d d ay o f th e e l ec ti on er e was a mor a l o bj ection t, the proceedings that day on account of the riot on the first—and had deduced therefrom that the election sh ould be void! T his was the height of logical absurdity. He trusted that t he Punishment now indicted would have a good effect, for he as sured,the House that no delin quen t cou ld b e prosecu t e d w ith more zeal, energy. and success, th an th ose i n quest i on h a d . vindicated Himself said that the Noble Lord had with great ability from char ges w hi c h h a d never b ee n m a de against to (Hear, hear)—and had w ith s till grea t er a bility a bstained from aching upon the real points at issue. —'(Cheers.) He had also, very I reditably t o himself, abstained from touching upon the elections of 837 ; 1 835, and 1832, the peculiar circumstances of which had been so well brought forward by his Right Hon. Friend last night ; and had M Prie e • ally dwelt on the points of his own ease as a law officer of the ° Cou rts of Scotland. tie appelred to have supposed that his (Lord t_4:o.adnuleeYt'hn o a , )Ri t ght Hon. Friend had charged hint with preventing the in the military into Hawick ; but this was an error. His Right Honourable Friend had never expressed any opinion on the s ubject of the remonstrance of the 26th or 27th of July. Once launched into this erroneous tide of argument, the Noble Lord naturally directed his attention (and endeavoured to us, r e the attention of the House also) from the Hawick ection in 1837 to those a t C ar li s l e an d Appl e by in—he did t ,° know when ?—(A l aug h . ) Th e N o bl e L or d f ur th er see m e d . ousti nately to re s i s t conce di ng any attent i on to t h e fact t h at t h e m ili tary tod n ever been call e d i n t o t h e t own o f H aw i c k t i l l a f ter th e po ll h a d been called over on the second day of the election.—(Hear.) The Xebl the e Lord h a d quoted the opinion of his Right Hon. Friend respecting in troduction of the troops at Carlisle, and had very much misrepre sentu r taking ns g ed the p o i n t of so do i ng. He as well as his Hon. Friend had a t ea r t respecta.,ry in va for the Lord Advocate—(Oh, oh l)--but lie heartily con. o tar the charge against him that he should not have aided n aek the authority from the Sheriff, who was invested by • . r a W with the r es p ons ibility . —(Ch eers ) A s t o th e C omm i ttee, th e 4441 Advocate said truly that there required some new law to ills_ r a lifY him front sitting on it.—(Hear:) He would excuse him (Lord • his for saying that it was a question of feeling, and th a t i n t s . ewn ease, if s i m il ar ly s it ua t e d, h e s h ou ld h ave t en d ere d t o t h e eto use the fact of his authority and his interference in bar of his at tendance. —(Loud cheers.) Ile thought that the baill:es had palpably usurped an authority to which they had no manner of claim, h and when such wits the question before the House he thought if he ad been in the place of the Lord Advocate he should have felt in , clined— (Oh, oh)—to throw himself on the indulgence of the House ter permission to retire front the Committee—(Ch, oh)—toking into consideration all the peculiar circumstances of the case.—(Cheers.) With respect to the polling places, the Noble Lord appeared to forget thN the intention of the Reform Bill in introducing various places of polling was to diffuse the disturbance and so to get quit of it ? Magis trate w ' re therefore, given the power to abolish old 4* places a" esta blish new, on sufficient cause. The Lord A te had • quoted the case of Nottingham. The LORD ADVOCATE—No. Mr. S TANLEY —Well, the Judge Advocate had quoted; he merely Made a verbal mistake. Of what use was Nottingham with relation to th e P r esent case? The election to which, the Hon. and Learned Member had alluded took place at Nottingham. in 1802. Mr. Scarlett wasthen counsel for Mr. Byrne, the successful candidate. What were the proceedings at that election ? The election continued for fifteen cla • j s, and during the first three days there was considerable rioting, an extent, that after the third day one of the candidates left " 4 ", from a conv i c ti on that it was impossible to bring his elec. tors u nintiroidated to the poll. As soon as he had made that de claration ,_ ne , all the rioting was discontinued ; no apparent obstacle was tha t to the el ec t ors , the poll was kept open for three days, and during at Period 'set a single elector was brought up to vote. Well, there ,-," as a Petition, and what was the decision of the Committee ? Did they sa y shat the riots were of no consequence, because they had terminated h i nt the third day ? No, they decided that the usual obstruction produced intimidation arising from the proceedings of the first three days was Of - such a n a t ure as preven t e d the electors from freely exercising their t lg etiv e franchise and, therefore, declared the election null and void. Th is casettes rather an unfortunate one to be quoted by those who t atnt ained that the rioting at Harwick was trivial and of no effect. • Z it ness after witness had deposed that they had been beaten and other -I'e abused w ith suc h v i o l enc e th a t they would retain the marks to the 'erniination of their lives. One man proved that his band lied been mutilated, that his fingers had become contracted to such a degree that he was confident he would never recover their use. Another had Prov ed that he had been grievously maimed by what lie termed a shod ' densh ce ; which was, he (Lord Stanley) presumed a shoe thickened With ; ! „ ir on, and that this had inflicted an injury which he would carry Hi mto his grave. Another said that he saw an elector dragged ( 2. 4 t bleedi ng and ex h aus t e d. Th a t he saw him lying in that state upon ie Rround, and heard him begging of the mob f o r God ' s sake, to desist one of them cried out, " He's gone, he's gone," meaning thereb y that life was extinct, and that their brutality could affect him no lo n ger. An Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Cockermouth, who had spoken twice last night, and this night—(Laughter)—had said that • buss riots w ere o f no con sequence—that its effect or ex,ttentstiteidey how_were Byer, no seri ous matter. The House of Commons would, that it was a h be o f a dif f erent opin i on. ere was no doubt pre meditated riot. It was long delibTrated upon, arranged for the pur.. Pose nf intimidation, and should have been prevented by the local le at horiti ng e the riots.] The progress sof Hawick. [The Noble Lord here ag ain went into details res Pecti of riot was steady and continuo us C e , h li awick. At every e l ec tion since the Reform . Bill there had - riots, an d eac h was o f a more serious description than its Predecessor. In 1832 in 1835, in 1837, there had been riots ' t the e l rs e. Was that system to elections, as a matter of cou cletie ee Aid e He should remark that at Hawick all the riots were at one the three elections he had named, te,. a There was no toleration. A le eo L i ne Party had beets the rioters. M the case of Lord John Scott, a et o 'lad riled from the injuries he had received at that riot. Some , bet°t°nrable Members had said that when the people of Scotland were Th e e " t sed to elections they would not be so much inclined to riot. 0 00 contrary had been proved, for they increased its violence at every - s tien • One Hon. Member hail described the disturbances as of no Iti n r equen ce , He said that the Sheriff' had been called out to read the for -es Act ; he had read it, and a necessary consequence, some of the l e made a cockshy at him.—(Laughter.) In conclusion the Noble ha d called upon the House to choose another polling place in lieu of wick. The Noble Lord resumed his seat amidst deafening cheers. enough Lord J. RUSSELL thought they had heard a debate , qu e i t t i e al prolonged question. to enable them to decide upon t t h r i t s ai g b ra e n n d cl a ie n s d ) Imperial respect to th e charges and cheers from the Ministerial i H ni o st n: and Learned Friend (the Lord Advocate),llharges made against his fully'auswered in his speech; but if any doubt I _ ai, they h h e a e d n t s 'e e e t n at rest by the speech of the Noble Lord who Zin d ted s , a i t t d h o a w d down, and who admitted that lie fully exonerated the Right jlor j . u a s n t d . Learned Gentleman from all blame in his connection with the 'subject before the House: He said that he did not think the Right 'Non. and Learned Gentleman's conduct had been anything bid strictly impartial, and he went on to say in another sentence that if he (Lord Stanley) had been in the place of the petitioner he should have been re. )(Aced to have the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman on the Commit tee, from Isis confidence in that gentleman's knowledge of the circum. 'lances connected with the case, combined with his great legal ac quirements, and the delicacy with which he would necessarily ap proach it. Hen. Members could not forget that there were eleven 41 Lthers b e f ore t h e Committee that had been reduced, any one of whom ', e i ght be pla ce d upon t h e C omm i ttee by the pet i t i oners i n l i eu of the o i ght Hon. an d L earned Gentleman, if he thought fit, or saw any rea -4n to d oubt him. The object of the Grenville Act in allowing so large number to select front was its order to give the petitioner this w er; whic in this case had not been The Noble Lord ad h init that it would be rather used. a novel entry upon the (Jour e' nal s the H ouse t o the effect that, seeing the peculiar fitness from stEtati ac quirements and high character and knowledge of the circum , th ou 'es which characterised the Right Gentleman, the House f ght fit to excuse his attendance upon the Committee.—(Laughter.) oe e : r as the Lord Advocate was concerned there was no shadow of hoe ',ion remaining, and he would dismiss that part of the case. They tl eor he ard very affecting pictures of the riots at Hawick, but the only ate " i nn he would take was that of the judges in Scotland, whose horit - Y teas the true one. He would read some passages for .e to t Th e a nd he would commence where the Noble Lord had left off. ti los ° P i nions of Lords Mackenzie, Cockburn, and Clarke, agreed upon t, [Her Points; but lie would read a passage from Lord Mackenzie.— ee pt re t he Noble Lord read a passage from the Learned Judge's address, the effecte a confident hope that the punishment inflicted would have Pret ee , of teaching persons its Scotland that an election afforded no for riots, and that it would check those " disgusting outrages." dense ad otheran passage from Lord Cockburn of nearly a similar ten otd. and a froenelfustice Clarke, having also the effect of ca ses i iNla ckenzie's address, as to the efficacy of time ordinary law in those thee.- 1 The Noble Lord continued—These three judges agreeing in tall y . °Pi nions that those riots which had been described as so politi t:: tr a important co easecked by the adinis lion' et' the law uld . A be judge ily in s a Court of justice was ordinary lessliable lo ok , ri n a prejudiced or partial judgment of those riots than a person t o me at them politically. The judges were the most fitting persons brou ght them, of them, and he (Lord John Russell) was sorry to see them lienugilit forward for party purposes.—(Cheers from the Ministerial ste ei c tea ) He could not conclude without alluding to a charge made hse nst his Noble F r i en d Lerd :,!into, who never headed a procession as se , b een skid, and who appeared at Hawick became he thought Isis pre : t o, ' Would restore peace :met order, as one of the witnesses not very I L 3 ble to the Noble Lord, had said he had been successful in doing. ble Lord concludedby again expressing his opinion that Lord W e , ct' s Presence had the effect of restoring peace, and stating that it le oti t hr the so l e purpose of accompl i s hi ng t h at d es i ra bl e o bj ec t the Si r Lord w ent to Haw i ck. thre.',.',ll, R . PEEL then ruse a nd said—Sir, I shall trespass but for a very tes t 0 7 r a. e upon an imp a ti en t House. Ido not exactly know a hat the ate, I mperial measure is in the mind of the Noble Lord.—(Laughter `lilt," t ' e rs.) I suppe,se it is the length of the debate. Who was it drotracted this debate ? To whom tre we indebted for its proton. ? ,: — (Hear hear.) We were ready to close the debate last night— its He ar)—but the Noble Lord, seeing himself in a minority, after eigheltscession for several hours, was unwilling to come to a division last r e , and he thought proper to prolong the discussion for those cogent - son s , : ThCheers.) If undue importance be attached to this question the it h as been meted out too largely—the imperial standard belongs to the e , ° hie Lord himself.—(Laughtere The Noble Lord appears to ca oa - ts ' that the Judges in Scotland who tried the rioters were perfectly 1 ‘ tea ' le9 f dealing with this subject, and in support of this opinion he J L o d Scn, e Passages fl om Lord Mackenzie, commencing where r the Noble t bar, (St anley) who preceded him h a d left off. Here the Right on. I l e a ct read the following extract from the address of Lord Mackenzie : for this who co me f orwar d t o exerc i s e the elective franchiSe are ‘ l, es s reason to be delivered up edto the hands of a rude and law ', ho 4'lloo therei s an end to the freedom of election, and it is idle to at t-t of a '44 C onstitution founded upon the representative system if this be • wo t , ci sed by the st rong arm o f th e l aw . S uc h conduct, if permitted, See li d have the effect of destroying the Constitution altogether." Have th e eti no right to interfere in this case ? Are we not the guardians of daogeonst it ution ?—(Hear, hear.) If the representative system be en tioug„red by those p rocee di ngs th e N o bl e L or d con tended, that the th` O f Commons has no jurisdiction. Suppose that the evidence e ' rou e : "se -of th e i n di v id ua l s w h o were tr i e d f or thi s r i o t h a d been h eua defec tive—suppose that upon some technical point the Judges felt •Of I to reject some of what had occuried, as not accordant with the rules and suppose they had been acquitted, was the matter to , age te g . ntt en, and would not the House of Commons exercise its privi-, „k, in quire into oc currences so v it a lly affecting its existence ? How, riot tai would the Noble Lord act in this case? Suppose that instead of a t ain, d e , r , e had been b r ib ery prove d , wou ld it b e eu fficient that they ob ee,„ti th e convicti on o f one or two i nd i v id ua l s b e f ore a C our t o f l aw, We ithi e have taken no ulterior steps to secure the representation ? deeie et We lake no step s t o p ro t ec t th e f ranc hi se ? And when a cas e of ' M or al obstruction is pr ov ed, a re we to be satisfied with the de 4ite,ci °t a Court of l aw aga i nst t h ose connec t e d i n pro d uc i ng it ? I s it 'riott.i:nt satisfaction to our Ministry that where the franchise is so se_ vieoat;:o vitally interfered with, the conviction of to or three indi coethtuai:ell be obtained ?—(Loud cheers.) Here is evidence not of a - t o tae e ri ots but of a systematic course of intimidation ; and are we ke e2 , e '.o,seps to prevent its recurrence ? Now what dues Lord Mac ' ties " It is said that in a neighcouring country great fiber . p, l a w a zrm itted at election s . M an y thi ng s m a y occur there contrary fell" , d g o od manners whi c h it may not be deemed expedient to ha ve t ; but that any thi ng lik e t hi s s h ou ld b e t o l era t e d i n En g l a nd I ''lector et the most di stant coneePt ion."_(Hear, hear.) Was ever an' buffeted and maimed at the hustings in Westminster? Did we ever hear ()fan elector, after having given his vote, being taken prisoner by a mob P—(" Hear, hear," from both sides of the House.) Perhaps (said the Hon. Baronet, addressing himself to the Ministerial side) you mean to set yourselves as examples of it.—(Cheers.) If this be the case, if the ordinary law be not sufficiently powerful to put an end to it, you prove that it requires our interference. The Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) says that the ordinary law is perfectly efficient, that it will be quite effective in putting an end to this system of intimidation, and that nothing more is required. I must deny this. There is no proof before us that the ordinary law has put an end to it, or that it is capable of doing so. I must say that ; bad as the conduct of those per. sons in Hawick has been, the encouragement which they have received during the course of this debate has been worse.—(Loud and protracted cheering.) The tone in which those outrages at Hawick have been defended is ten times snore alarming than the outrages them selves. it appears to be assumed as a matter of course that the pro fession of Conservative opinions at Hawick is a positive offence against the law.—(Hear, hear.) Speaking of the election of 1835, the Hon. Gentleman who represents Roxburghshire, who embodies the sentiments of the people of Hawick, and, as far as I see, he is a worthy representa tive of the people—(Laughter)—speaking of that election', he said the Sheriff read the Riot Act ; but there was snow on the ground, and flesh anti blood cannot resist a cockshy when there is snow on the ground -- (Laughter.) The Honourable Member's fingers appeared to itch, though it was summer, at the period when he thought of the snow and the Sheriff —(Continued laughter.) Some boys began to throw, and it presently extended to the men. But the Hounourable Member says that nothing was more natural than that they should have a cockshy at the Sheriff whilst he was reading the Riot Act.--(Renewed laughter.) The Hon. Member's defence was an excellent one. They had been charged with robbery. This was an erroneous charge. They limited their purpose to intimidation. They did not want to rob. They wanted to intimidate.—(Hear, hear.) When money had been taken it was returned. Why, this has been the defence set up for every unlicensed mob in every country. During the French revolution, when they murdered the Magistrate—(Here the cheers were so vehement the Right Hon. Baronet, was interrupted).—when they murdered the Magistrate they did not take his money. The principle in both cases was decidedly the same. In France they brought the watch of the murdered man to the Hotel de Ville, that they were lauded as a signal instance of heroic virtue, amidst the vengeance which their purpose called.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers) They would not soil their hands with pillage, though they did not shrink at blood. But the charge of my Right Hon Friend is not robbery—it is intimidation. But-it had been said t hat the river into which the man had been thrown was not deep—that it was a mere mountain torrent. Is not this, I will ask, enough to justify, the motion of my Right Hon. Friend, even grant ing that it was a mountain torrent ? What right had they to abuse him in such a manner, whether the river was deep or not.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") It is too monstrous to think that such a palliation should be offered. The case lies in a nut-shell, but in the course of this debate we have been treated with discussions on everything but the matter within the-nut-shell. Everything has been done, every device has been adopted, to divert the attention of the House from the real sub ject of deliberation. Sir, I said in the commencement that I should not trespass at any length upon the House, and I shall endeavour to keep my promise; but this I must say, recollecting other times, that were a Conservative Government in authority, I mean official authority—(Great eheering)—and had the whole of this transaction, from beginning to end, occurred in the case of a IVhig candidate; had a Peer and a First Lord of the Admiralty been present in town on the day of nomination ; 11 ;d he taken part in the procedings, no matter what his good intentions, for the maintenance of peace, his brother being the candidate; and had the Conservative candidate represented an insult offered to a Whig Sheriff as the natural result of the disposition inherent in man kind to make cockshies of Sheriffs, especially in snow time— (Loud cheering and laughter)—had the freeman of a Conservative family offered themselves to vote, and were told " You may go to the Tower Inn, so mercifully are we disposed towards you; had a Con servative magistrate offered such protection to another as was offered by Lord Minto to Colonel Macpherson; were it considered at such a time a positive crime to change opinions ; if I had, I must say—not doubting for a moment the perfect integrity with which the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite performed his part—an Honourable Friend near me who happened to be Chairman of the Committee—the Conservative Lord Advocate, and had he made a report then, notwithstanding all these outrages—notwithstanding the expressed opinions of all the Judges, the riots were not on the whole sufficient to justify the charge of intimidation-- I say that if in the time of a Conservative Government this series of facts had presented themselves, then would the roof of this House ring with the echoes of constitutional indignation—with appeals to the state of representa. ion in the most palmy times, and with horror that the rights of English and Scotch electors should be held at the will and pleasure of two Conservative magistrates.—(Cheers.) Then should we hear from the opposite side shouts of indignation at public opinion (as in the case of the Hawk]: Conservatives) being overruled by popular violence,.and of the free exercise of the elective franchise being practi. cally suspended, because its practical exercise had happened to be en trusted to Conservatives.--(Loud cheers.) Mr. DUNCOMBE rose amidst loud cries of " Question." He said that the solemnity with which the Right Hon. Baronet had seconded the motion of the Right Hon. Member for Pembroke had certainly overcome his gravity, more particularly when he arrived at Westmin ster. He could assure the Right Hon. Baronet that he could get dozens of cases of riots in Westminster much worse than that now under consideration. If the House acceded to the motion of his Right Ilonourable Friend the Member for Pembroke it would be perfectly competent in him to move that the polling booths for Westminster should be removed from Covent-garden to Drury.lane.—(Great laughter, and cries of " Question, question.") He had always heard that Hon. Gentlemen opposite insisted on the Reform Bill being a final measure; but now, if the proposition of the Hon. Member were acceded to, it would Le a direct inroad into the Reform Bill.—(" Hear, hear," and continued cries of " Question.") It was very unfair that two or three leaders should have the privilege of making statements, and that no independent Member should be permitted afterwards to refute them.—(Laughter and uproar.) If the Gentlemen opposite wished for some further light conversation on this subject, which had already oc cupied two nights, he could easily move an adjournment.—(Cries- - of " Question.") He hoped the House would resist this attempt to invade the privileges of electors, and they might rest assured that they would be supported by all the intelligence of the country.—(Hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM rejoiced to say that, throughout that long debate, nothing had occurred to shake his original statements or opinion, except in one minute point. He he stated in his original statement that Lord Minto had headed a procession, but be had ascertained since that his information on that subject was erroneous. His Lordship did not head a procession, but - attended the election in a conspicuous place. He would now conclude by hoping that every Member would record his vote in favour of this Bill, the purport of which was to put an end to contumely and insult, which was worse to an Englishman than danger. Whatever might be the result he should never regret the step be had taken on the present occasion. —(Hear, hear.) The House then divided— For leave to bring in a Bill 250 Against it 272 Majority against it MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND). Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated his intention to move that this question take precedence of motions on Monday next. IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL, Lord J. RUSSELL then gave notice that he should move that the Irish Municipal Bill take precedence of the other Orders of the Day on Monday. _ The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of and the House ad journed at Half-past One. NEGRO EMANCIPATION. MEETING AT EXETER HALL-YESTERDAY, Having published the whole proceedings of this important Meeting in our First and Second Editions of yesterday, we feel it necessary only to state this day, that after a powetful address from Mr. O'Connell, followed by Mr. Mills, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Scholefield, the Rev. Mr. Macdonell, &c. the Meeting adjourned. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ( FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PORTSMOUTH, MAY 25.—1 n Harbour.—Britannia, 120, flagship; Victory, 104, ordinary guard-ship; Excellent, gunnery-ship; Dublin, 50; Rainbow, 28 ; Childers, 18 ; Pantaloon, 10 ; , Arrow cutter, Fanny and Gossamer tenders, arid the Numa transport. In the Basin.—Not any thing in commission. In Dock.—The Royal George yacht, and Termagant gun brig. At Spithead.—The Modeste, 16, and Sovereign and Hotspur :iansports. Arrivals, Sailings, &c., during the Week.—On Saturday the 19th, arrived the Rainbow, 28, from the West Indies ; the Childers, 18, from Ascension; the Thalia, 46, from the Cape station, and the Columbia steam-vessel from the eastward. Came into harbour to be paid off, the Dublin, Rainbow, and Childers. On Monday the 21st, sailed the Thalia, for Sheerness. On Wednesday the 23d, arrived the Netley tender, with supernumeraries, and the Plymouth yacht, both from Plymouth ; also the Sovereign transport, from Bermuda; the Numa ft ansport, from Jamaica, with the remainder of the 84th Regiment on board, and the Hotspur transport from the Mediterranean, with invalids, &c. On Thursday the 24th, sailed the Columbia steam.vessel, for the North Coast of Spain, having embarked a party of marines at this port ; also the Netley tender and Plymouth yacht for Plymouth, and the Eme rald tender for a cruize. The Dublin, Rainbow, and Childers, will be paid off during the com ing week. The Winchester, 52, from the East Indies, with the Flag of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir T. B. Capel, K.C.8., is hourly expected, and will proceed at once to the eastward, without anchoring at Spit head. The Termagant has had her mast shifted, and is now in dock, for the purpose of getting some additional false keel on her. The waterman shot by one of the sentries of the Rainbow on Sunday last is still alive. The Commander-in-Chief will strike his flag on Sunday next, as he is about to be absent on six week's leave, when the duties of the port will be carried on by Rear-Admiral the Hon. D. Bouverie. The Herald, 2S, only awaits the paying off of the ships in harbour, to be put in commission. The Act Ton, 28, and Orestes, IS, are also in a state of.forwardness for commissioning. THE CORONATION, AND ITS EXPECTED EFFECTS ON BRITISH MANUFACTURES AND THE TRADES OF LONDON. It is now understood that her Majesty the Queen will adopt a course, on the occarion of her Coronation, which will produce every result that can reasonably be desired by the trading interests, without incurring the necessity of any expenditure of ptlblic money beyond that which her responsible advisers have proposed in Parliament. A series of Royal entertainments will be given until the middle of August, and the most splendid of these will be either two or three Fancy Dress Ball. This latter kind of Nete is best calculated for the display of beauty and taste, and will have the subttantial advantage of encouraging our silk trade in all its branches. The example given from the highest place is likely to be followed by associations of the nobility and the different clubs severally to give bats costumes on a very grand scale, to the Court and the Foreign Representatives. It seems probable that there will be a good deal of emulation between political sections, and that the fetes of White's and Watier's to the Allied Sovereigns will, as far as splendour and extant go, be quite driven from the memory of such fashionables as were in society a quarter of a century ago. This will be in every sense a noble and a national use of wealth. As to the expected apprehension that certain individuals possessing the power will not encourage trade, by causing an extraordinary outlay, lest profit should accrue to some persons who vote against their creed, we believe it will he found that only a few bigots of both extremes will punish their supporters for fear of their enemies coming in for a share of benefit. Should the event prove different, it will be rather amusing if the Ambassadors extraordinary go back to their respoctive Courts and say, All the magnifis!ence we saw in London was at the expellee of the Liberals!" The Schah of Persia will assuredly exclaim, " What news are these; what ashes have fallen on the Tories' heads, and how voraciously they must eat dirt when they showed such mean prejudices!" The following letter has been received by Mr. Hawes, M.P., in an. swer to the application for her Majesty's permission to hold a two day's fair in Hyde Park on the occasion of the Coronation : Whitehall, 22d May, MS. Sir—l am directed by Lord John Russell to inform you that he did not fail to lay before the Queen the petition which you enclosed to him, praying that permission may be granted to hold a fair in Hyde Park on the occasion of the Coronation, and that Lord John Russell has now much pleasure in communicating to you that her Majesty has seen graciously pleased to comply with the request of this petition. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, S. M. PHILLIPS. Benjamin Hawes, Esq., M.P., &c. &c. TBE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY, MAY 4, is3B. THE DIVISION ON SIR EARDLEY WILMOT'S RESOLUTION. Our readers will be deeply ;nterested in examinifig the fol louing particulars connected with the division of the 22d instant, upon the resolution propo;ed by Sir Eardley Wilmot for the immediate termination of the Negro Apprenticeship :-- ABSENT MEMBERS. Out of 500 English, there were absent 302 • Out of 53 Scotch, there were absent 33 Out of 105 Irish, there were absent 70 Total... 658 Absent 405 Here we see that 405 professed Representatives of the Peo ple were not at their posts in Parliament on :in occasion,which excites so strong a feeling throughout the country, although in a recent struggle which related to party politics, and the possession of place, patronage, and emoluments, the absentees were scarcely 50 I In remarking upon these circumstances we must not forget the professions made upon the hustings at the lact General Election, relative to slavery. But who were these 405 Representatives, who soabsented tt there hes wereelves? a few NS7e (suer) - sent a list of them, just premising as the Marquis of Cilandos, Sir George Sinclair, Mr. Wyse, and one or two more) whose sincerity in the abolition cause cannot be doubted, because they voted with Sir George Strick land upon the 22th March. Such as these will doubtless be in their places upon Monday night, to resist the attempt now making to annul in fact the resolution of the 22d instant. Acheson, Lord-Co of Armagh Hope, James-Linlithgowshire Acland, T. D.-West Somerset Hope, H. 'i.-Gloucester Aclatid, Sir T. D.-N. Devonshire Hotham, Lord-Leominsler A'Court, Captain- Tarnwortli Houldswort! - , T.-Nottinghamshire Ad we, Lord -Glamorganshire lowan!, it.-Wicklow Co. Ainsworth, P.-Bolton Howard, Hon. W.---Sutherlandshire Alexander, Viscount -Tyrone Howard, F. J.-Youghall Alsager, R.-Surrey Flowick, Vizc.-Northumberland Alston, Rowland-Hertfordshire 1 ngestre, Viscount-Staffordshire Andover, Viscount-Mahnsbury Irton, Samuel-Cumberland Anson, Sir G.-Lichfield James, Sir W.-Hull Anson, Colonel-Staffordshire I Jenkins, Richard-Shrewsbury Archbold, Robert -Kildare Johnson, W. Aughstus-Oldham Archdall, Gen. M. -Fermanagh Jones, Wilson-Denbigh Ashley, Cooper, Hon. A. H.-Dor. Kdly, Fitzroy.-Ipswich. Chester Ker, I 'avid-Downpatriek Ashley, Lord-Dorsetsliire Kewrison, Sir Edward-Eye Attwood, Thos. -Birmingham Kinnaird, Hon. A. F.-Perth I3agge, W.-Norfolk, West Kirk, Peter-Carrickfergus ilagot, Hon. W.-Denbiglistare Knatchbull, Sir S.-East Kent Baker, E.-Wilton Knightley, Sir C.-Northamptonsh. Ball, Nicholas-Clonmell Langton, Col Gore-Somerset aannerman, A. -Aberdeco Lascelles, Hon. W. S.-Wakefield Baring, H. 13.-Marlborough Law, Hon. C E.-Cambridge Univ Baring, F. Thornhill-Portsmouth Lefevrt, C. Shaw-North Hants I3Jrie.„,a W. a - Nort h Staffordshire Lefroy, Rt. [lon. T.-Dublin Uni- Barneby, Joh .-Worcestershire versity Barrington, Lord-Berk.lrre Lennox, Lord J. G.-West Sussex bat roc, H. W.-Waterford City Lennox, Lord A.-Chichester Rateson, Sir R.-Lond-nderry Lockhart, A. 1\ PI /on.- Lanarkshire Beamish F. 8.-Cork Lowther, Colonel-Westmoreland ;lentilick, Lord W -Glasgow Lowther, Viscount-Westmoreland I lentinck, I ord G.-Lynn Lowther, J. H.-York Berkeley, Hon. C.-Cheltenham Lygon, M.-Gen. Hon. H. 13.-Wor- Berkeley, Hon. F. I.—Bristol cestershire, West. Bernal, Ralph-Rochester Mckinnon, W. A.-Lymington Bethell, Richard Yorkshire NPNamara, Maj. W. N.-Clare Co. Blacaburna, J. L-Wartiugton M`Taggart, John-Wigton, &c. Blake, W. J.-Newport Maher, John-Wexford Co. 13Iakemore, Richard-Wells Mahon, Viscount.- Hertford 1 13 3 1 e a w n t i l t f;:r d Marquisl Reginald-Monmouth ol- il ' oodstoc k NI a r Marshall,sn i I , VY I I e m h_ ni ml y; w i ' S k r t i es i i i:c t i bo k e ue p k : i yi r . t r t r r t s i l l a i n , d jo h l n . Blunt, Sir Charles-Lewes Boldero, Henry G.-Chippenham Martin, Bolling, W.-Bolton Martin, Thomas-Galway Co. lirab tzon, Lord-Dublin Co. Marton, Geo.- I.a I. caster Bradshaw, James-Canterbury Master, Colonel-Cirencester 13roadwooti, Henry-Bridgewater, Maule, W. H.-Carlow 13rownrigg, J. S.-Boston vtaule, Hon. Fox-Elgin Burgh Bruce, Lord E.-Marlborough Max well, Henry-Cavan Buller, E.-North Staftbritshire Buller Sir J. Yarde-Devonshire Miles, Philip W. Skynner-Bristol , -h: I: i i i i l k i e l e s n r , a , VV !' \, ' v ' i I . i P I i . a . m S li tI L . _ j So 11,-Newcastle-under. -Winchest er 7l:ts ie t! u r e nd e r . B u rr ' Burdett, 'D S l i i r. F.-North ---Th il o retrhe D.-Hereford Wiltshire Burrell, Sir C.-Shoreham Lyme Burroughes, H. N.-East Norfolk Milton, Lord-Malton Calcraft, Joint Hales-Wareham Molesworth, Sir William-Leeds Callaghan, D -Cork City Moreton, A IL-Gloucestershire Campbell, Sir IL-Berwickshire Morgan, C. M. 11..=-Brecon Campbell, W. F.-Argyleshire Murray, Rt. Hon. John A.-Leith Cantilupe, Viscount-Helston Nagle, Sir IL-Wes meath Cartwrignt, Wm. R.-South Nor- Norrcys, Lord-Oxfordshire thamptonshlre Northland, Viscount-Dungannon Castlereagh, V isct-Down Co. "Callaghan,. Hon. C.-Dungarvan Cave, Robert Otway-Tipperary O'Connell, Morgan-Meath Cavendish, Hon. G. H.-N. Derby O'Connell, M. J.-Kerry Cavendish Hon. C.*C.-East Sussex O'Connell, John-Athlone Chandos,Marquis of-Bucks O'Connor Don-Roscommon Co. Chapman, Sir M. L.-Westmeath O'Neill, Hon. J. B. IL-Antrim Chester, Henry-Loutn Ossulston, Lord-North Northum- Chetwynd, Major W.-Stafford berland Chichester, J. P. 8.-Barnstaple Owen, Sir J.-Pembrokeshire Chisholm, A W.-Inverness-shire Paske, C. W.-Leicester, South Christopher, It. A.-Lincolnshire Paget, Frederick-Beautnaris Chute, W. L. \V.-West Norfolk Pa let, Lord Alfred-Lichfield Clay, W.-Tower Hamlets Pakington, J. S.-Droitwich Clayton, Sir William-Marlow Pahner, Robert--Berks Clements, Vista-Leitrim Co. Palmer, C. F.-Reading Clive, Viscount-Ludlow Palmerston. Viscount-Tiverton Clive, la H. South Shropshire Parker, John-Sheffield Clive, Edward 8.-Hereford Parker, Montagu-Devon Codringten, Sir E.-Devonport Parke , , R. T.-Preston Codrington, C. W.-Gloucestershire Parker, I'. A. W.-Oxtordshire Cole, Viscount-Fermanagh Parnell, Sir H.- Dundee Cole, Hon Arthur IL-Enniskillen Patten, J. Wilson-Lancashire Collins ' W -Warwick Pattison, James-London Colquhoun, John C.-Renfrew Peel, Col. Jonathan-Huntingdon Colquhourt, Sir J.-Dunbartooshire Pemberton, Thomas--Ripon Compton, H. Combo-Hampshire Perceval, G. J. Wont Surrey Conyngham, Lord A. -Canterbury Philips, Mark-Manchestor Cooper, E. .1.-Sligo Co. Philips, G. R.-Poole Coote, Sir C.-Queen's County Philipps, Sir R .;--Haverfordwest Copeland, W. T,-Stoke.upon-Trent Phillpotts, John-Gloucester Corry, Hws. H. L.-Tyrone Co. Pigott, Robert-Bridgnorth Cowper, Flan. W. F.-Hertford Pinney, W.-Lyme Regis 'Crawford, W.-London Planta, Joseph-,Hastings Crawley, Samuel-Bedford , Polhill, Frederick-Bedford Cresswell, Cresswell-Liverpool Pellets, Sir J.-Andover Cripps, Joseph-Cirencester Pollock, Sir F.--Huntingdon Crompton, S.-Thirsk Ponsonby, C. F. A. C.-Poole Currie, bikes -Northampton Ponsonby, Hon. John-Derby Dalrymple, Sir A.-Brighton Potter, R.-Wigan Daa.er, Hon. G.-Portarlington Powell, Colonel- -Cardiganshire Darlington, Earl of-Shropshire Power, James-Wexford Co. Davenport, John-Stoke-upon-Trent Power, John-Waterford Davies, Colonel-Worcester Powerscourt, Viscount-Bath De Horsey, S. H.-Newcastle-under Praed, W. M.-Aylesbury Lyme' Protheroe, Edward-Halifax D'lsraell, 8.-Maidstone Pryme, George-Cambridge Denison, W. J.-West Sussex Pryse, Pryse-Cardigan D'Eyncourt, Right Hon. C. l'.- Pringle, Alexander-Selkirkshire Lanibetl: Pusey, Philip-Berkshire Dick, Quintm-Maldon Rae, Right Hon. Sir Wm.-Bute Dottin, A. IL-Southampton Ramsbottom, J.-Windsor Douglas, Sir C E - Warwick Reid, Sir J. Rae-Dover Rolleston,ltoche,E- 8,-Cork Douro, Marquis-Norwich Redington, I'. N.-Dundalk Dowdeswell, W.-Tewkesbury Rice, Edward Itoyd- Dover Duffield, Thomas-Abingdon Rippon, C.-Gateshead Dugdale, W. S.-Warwickshire Roche, David-Limerick Dunbar, George-Belfast s e l d t t f Ei o nv r g d e sn s h h a al n i r n e Duckworth, Samuel-Leice-ter Dandas, Capt. J. W. D., R N.- Rose, Sir George-Christchurch Devizes Round, John-Maldon Duncan, Viscount-Southampton Rumbold, C. E.-Yarmouth Duncombe, Hon. A.-East Retford RREttuuisssshliebolruLoto,LkoGere,doCcrgo.el J. F',-Bedfordshire Duncombe, T. S.-Finsbury Militias, C. W. D.-Flint Russell, Lord-Tavistock Dungannon, Lord -Durham DunlopliJohn-Ayrshire . Rim, Henry-Knaresborough East, James Buller-Winchester Round, Charles Gray-Essex N. Eastnor, Viscount-Reigate ' Rundle, John-Tavistock Ebrington, Viscount-N. Devon Sharpe,Lieut.....Gen.Matthew-D uns _ Edwards, John-Montgomery fries, &c. Egerton, \V Tatton-Cheshire Sibthorp, Col. C. de i.aet Waldo- Egerton, Sir P.-Cheshire Lincoln Eliot, Lord-East Cornwall Sanderson, Richard-Colchester Ellice ' Edward-St. Andrew's Scrope, G. P.-Stroud Ellis, John-Newry , Seale, Colonel-Dartmouth Estcourt, T. G. 8.-Oxford Univ. Shaw, Rt. Hon. F.-Dublin Univer. Estcourt, T. Junior-Devizes Shell, R. L.-Tipperary Euston, Earl-Thetford Shirley, E. J -Warwickshire , G.D e Lacy_Westminster Smclair, Sir George.- Caithness Smith, J. A.-Chichester F E ,a v r a r n a s n , d S , i donshire Smith, Abel-Hertfordshire Smyth, Jr . H.-Colchester FFeel! 1, Fenton, s , John-Rochdaleßl ,: o d b Robert- iI S t u af t t b i n r d g Somers, . P.-Sligo F.-Midhurst Ferguson, R.-Kirkaldy Fielden, Jchn-Oldham Somerset, Lord G.-Monmouthshire Fector, John Minet-Maidstone Somerville , Sir W.-Drogheda Firlden, William-Blackburn , Speirs, Alexander-Richm on d }le T -Bod mi n and Falmouth Standish, Charles--Wigan Penryn S S p pe ry n , ce s r ir H , , " , Fitzgibbon, Hon. R.-Limerick Co. Stanley, Edward-Cumberlaud ,Rob Jamesert- NN K 7i i i r i k i a td_y Fitzpatrick, J, W -Queen's Co. Manley, W. 0 -Anglesea Ferguson,gshuti so e n ld ' Fitzroy, Hon. Henry-Lewes Stanley, W. Massey-Pontefract Fleetwood, P. H.-Pres'on Stewart, John-Lymington Fleming, John -Hampshire Stewart, James-Honiton -torment, Viscount-Perthshir e Follett, Sir W.-Exeter Strangways, Hon. John-Dorset Forester, Hon. G.-Wenlock Sturt, Henry Charles-Dnrsetshire Foley, E. T.-Herefordshire Fort, J. -Clitheroe Sugde,i, Sir E.-Ripon Fox, G. Lane-Beve rle y St. Paul, H.-Worcestershi re, East French. F.-Rosscommon Steuart, Robert-Haddingt on, &c. Graham, Ri g ht Hon. Sir J. R. G. , Surrey, Earl of - Sussex, West Ilt.• -Pembroke Troubridge, Sir E. T., in,,,... Sand- Gaskell, James Milnes ' Wenlock wich Grey, ir S' Ch ar l e s Edward-Tyne- Th and omppn, Ald. William -Sunder -1 mouth Gillon, Wm. D. -Linlithgow Talbot, C. It. M. - Glamorganslit re Goddard, Ambrsoe -Cricklaile rennent, J. E.-Belfast Gordon, Robert-Windsor Thomas, Colonel-Kinsale Gore, Ormsby-Salop I hornbill, Geo.-Huntingdonshire Goring, H. D.-New Shoreham Trevor, Hon. G. IL-Caermarthensh Granby Marquis of-Stamford 'Tyrrell, Sir J. "1.-North Ess ex Grant; 'Hon. Colpel-Elginshire Verner, William-Armagh Co. Grattan, James-- - Wicklow Co. Verney, Sir 11.-7uckingharnshire Greene, Thomas-Lancaster Vernon, G. H.-East Rettbrd Glynne, ir Stephen Richard, 13t.- Villiers, Viscount-Weymouth Flints:are Vivian, Major Charles-Bodmin Grimston, Viscount-Hertfordshire ' , A• ,kley, Thomas- Finsbury Grimston, Hon E. H.-St. Alhan's Walker, C A.-Wexford Grosvenor, Lord R.-Chester Walt, C. Baring-Guildford Grote, George-I.onclon Walsh, Sir John-Sudbury Hale. B. 11.-Bloucestei shire Welby, Glynne Earle-Grantham Hallyburton, Lord D G.-Forfar- Westenra, Hon. H R.-Monaghan shire Westenra, Hon. J. C.-King's Co. Harcourt, G. S.-Bucks White, Lieut.-Col. Saml.-Leitrim Hardinge, Right 110.,. Sir H. -Latin- White, Luke-1 ongford ceston White, Colonel H.-Longford Harland, William Ch sr!ei-Durham Whitmore, T. C.-13ridgenorth Hastie, Archibald-Paisley Wilbraham, George -Cheshire Hawes, Benjamin-Lambeth Wilkins, Walter -Radnorshire Hawkes, Thomas-Dudley Williams, T. Peers-Marlow Hayes, Sir E.-Donegal Williams, Robert-Dorchester Heathcote, G. J.-Lincolnshire Wilskere, William-Yarmouth Heathcote, Sir 8.-Rutland Vv innington H. J Worcestershire 11 eneage, Edward-Grimsby Wood, Sir M.-London__ Henniker, Lord-East Sufffilk Wood, Ch.-Halifax Herbert, Hon. S.-south Wilts Woulfe, Ma Serjeant-Cashel Hect ,r, Cornthwaite John-Peters- Wr ghtson, \V. 8.-Northallerton field Wyndham, Wadham -Salisbury Heron, Sir R.-Peterborough Wynn, Sir W. W. -Denbighshire Herries, Right lion. J. C.-Harwich Wynn, Right Hon. C. W.-Mont Hill, Sir Rowland-Shropshire goineryshire Hillsborough, Barl o:'--Down Wyse, Thomas-Waterfora ' HobhouseAT. Benjamin-Rochester Yorke, Hon. E. T.-Cambridgeshire Horlg.,on, Frederick-Barnstaple Young, John-Cavan Hodgson, It -Berwick Young, Sir W.-Bucks HIGH WATER. LONDON eitl - Dti - E - TO=MORROW; " hiprniag ...... 32 minutes after 4 Evening ..... ;r2 minutes after 4 FOIL SALE, by PUBLIC .AUCTION with out reserve, at thq King's Head Hotel, Ramsgate, on MON DAY the 4th of June, at One for Two o'clock precisely, by order and for account of the underwriters, about EIGHTY CASKS of SHERRY WINE, being a part of the cargo of the brig " Cherub," from Cadiz, Captain Gruzelier, bound for Leith and wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Catalogues and partielars may be had of Messrs. Goodwin, Cur. hog, Hodges and Co. affents for Lloyds; and Mr. Hi n d s , R ams , gate ; and at the Broker s office, 59, Mark-lane. SAMUEL: LANCASTER, Wine and Spirit Broker. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Four' o' Clock. T. 16.4.1 A • WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY). NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. There was a good supply of all kinds of town and country killed meat to-day at market. Trade was rather heavy, aid prices unvaried. Beef 2s. Sd. to. 3s. 10d. ; Mutton 2s. Bd. to 3s, 10d. ; Veal 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd.; Lamb ss. 4d. to 6s. 6d. ; Pork 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Irish Ss. 4d. to 3s. Sd. Poultry was in small supply, and trade heavy, with declining prices The following are the quotations for each of the articles enu merated :-Chickens 2s. to 4s. ; Fowls 4s, 6d. to 55.; Ducklings 2s. to 4s. ; Go,lings 4s. to 7s. ; Rabbits, tame, ls. 6d. ; Leverets 55.; Pea hens 10s. ; Dottrells 2s. 6cl ; Turkey Poußs ss. Eggs abundant, and the prices rather lower-quotation 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per 120. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supply good and trade brisk, prices reasonable. Turbot, 4s. to I Ss. ; Soles, 6d. to 3s. per pair; Red Mt6let, 6d. to 3s. each; Lobsters, I s. 6d. to 3s. each; Salmon, 10d. per lb. for lowest, up to 3s. 6d. per lb. for crimped ; Mackerel, 3d. to 6d. each. HAY MARKETS. The supplies were moderate to-day, generally of dry provender, but the demand continues good, and prices are firm—Meadow Hay 90s. to 105 s. ; Clover ditto 105 s. to 115 s. ; Straw 38s. to 44s per load. , HUNGERFORD MARKET. Vegetables are not yet of good quality. The quantity is rather on the increase—prices same as Covent-garden. Fish supply good, and trade fair. Cod Is. 6d. to ss. and Gs. each ; Lobsters Is. 6d. to 3 each ; Turbot 4s. and ss. to 18s. Meat—the weather against the trade---prices much as before. Beef 61d. to Bd. ; Mutton 7d. to Sd. ; Veal Sd. to 91d. ; Pork 7d. to 80. per lb., all meat of the first quality. No varia tion in Hay or Clover— prices firm. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. The Cotton trade here remains firm, and a fair demand is still expe rienced. 5,600 bly,s are the total of this day's business, and in the rates no alteration has taken place since our report of Saturday. LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1838 So the Ministers are to move resolutions on Monday, de claring it unadvisable to act on the resolution of the 22d inst. We see them taking this course with deep and bitter regret. What if they should be defeated on the mution ? What if, on such a defeat, which would damage them beyond repair, or i:) consequence of it, they should be compelled to resigo ffiec ? How will they look when an appeal is made to the electors of the empire on the question of the abolition of slavery ? Plymouth, Manchester, Halifax, Nottingham, Shef field, Stroud, &c. &c., will all follow the example of Glou cester, and not one Whig anti-abolitionist will be re-elected to Parliament. And how does Lord JOHN RUSSELL know that the Tories, of whose snares he complained on Monday week, will riot turn abolitionists in order to get into office, or will not at least absent themselves from the House of Com mons on Monday ? Lord STANLEY seems to have followed the example 'of Lord BROUGHAM, and to have altered his opinion upon the subject. He no longer supports his own measure. It cannot, therefore, be expected that the Tories should he eager to maintain it, when accession to office, with the sanction of the towns of Great Britain, may be the consequence of merely - abstaining from voting in favour of their opponents. They are capable of anything, as their con• duct on Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S motion proves; and we should not at all blame them, were they all to vote against the Minis ter on the abolition question. They may help their friends the planters more by getting office than by maintaining the apprenticeship system. Why the Ministers should desert their friends, and rely for support on the Tories—why they should run obstinately and blindfold into the trap which the planters, perhaps out of old spite, in conjunction with their Tory allies, have set for them—we cannot comprehend. Never were the planters and the Whigs good friends, and the former cannot possibly forget the exertions of the latter in relation to the slaves during the many years they were in opposition. If the Ministers insist on the compact, the world will de. ride them—the Tories do it already, and will make them know that no former Legislature had the power to bind the present Legislature. All their supporters will protest against their embracing a Conservative doctrine, which would at once be a bar to all hope o f l eg i s l a ti ve i m provement at their hands. So ciety is now in an unexampled state of rapid progression, and to set up the acts of any former legislature as a bar to the use by the present legislature of all its inherent powers is an attempt to chain down society to the ignorance of a former period. Much knowledge has been obtained of the disposition of the negroes since 1833, and that knowledge warrants im mediate emancipation. On August 1, the Marquis of SLIGO, and several of the other planters, are to liberate their slaves, and their example will make it impossible for the rest of the planters to retain the services of any apprentices. The Ministers wish, we have always understood that other plan ters-should follow the example of the Marquis of SLIGO, and since Sir EARDLEY WILMOT has declared that he is not to bring in a Bill, the resolutions already inserted on the votes of the House of Commons are only calculated to promote their own wish. They will therefore defeat their own object—incur the resporisibility of provoking an insurrection in the Colonies— affront their friends and supporters—and run the risk of being turned out of office, by their obstinate and contemptible deter mination now steadily to adhere to Lord STANLEY'S new fangled apprenticeship scheme. There must be infatuation in the blind, inconsistent ob stinacy of the Government upon the slave question. To ac count for it upon any rational principle we hold to be impos sible. It accords neither with justice nor the interest of the planters. That Ministers themselves regarded the majority of Tuesday last, upon Sir EARDLEY WILMOT'S motion as fairly and legitimately obtained we were bound to believe, seeing that they did not instantly give notice of a motion for rescinding, as quickly as the forms of the House would admit, the important resolution to which the House had just come. Moreover, we could not conceive how Lord JOHN RUSSELL could have been sincere in his opposition to the resolution of the Hon. Baronet, and yet upon an occasion so momentous —when every instant was of the utmost importance --when m i g ht endanger the peace of our colonies— contentthe leas least hu de s lay elf with merely stating that he would oppose the progress Bill founded upon and embodying its princi ples. It appeared to us that a Government really in the in terest of the sacri fice to them not only a principle of abstract justice, but the of anyplanters—that a Government prepared to dirrnitv of the House of Commons—that a Government op "'! • diate abolition of the Apprenticeship system, posing the immediate post to leave London before the rescinding of Sir from Dr aLannysliimi\gvcolieotLinsidleoubTeu:s,t that resolution. dsouli affectingudotfihoanv.have We exerted a t o l l all maintainknowi its s itfle influence, f in s h e ,. c caetm, not whichto con sistency o that resolution will have upon the minds of the poor negroes. Ignorant, as they necessaril y ar e , of the forms of . the British Constitution, an d confidin g in the humanity of Parliament, they w ill regard it as the solemn Act of the British Legisla ture, restoring them to the unrestricted enjoyment of their freedom on the Ist of August. This fact is undisputable; „ ic y—the worthlessness—of a solemnly recorded and yet Ministers, as if to involve our colonies in the most House of Commons ! This is the excess of cruelty frightful calamities, suffer an entire week to elapse, _it is holding, out an encouragement to the p o t f in th in e iq a u p it p o r i e ts n s t y ie s e te sh m. The before attempting to undeceive the negroes with respect keep tio n u Pftiolehatffisieesert their independence, and to the planters to peril tv t o o ota t e h ll e o ne groes - • tp sys tem was carried on Tuesday, and last night Lord JOHN Rus notice that on Monday next—that is, after the - SELL gavelapse of a week —Sir GEORGE GREY will move the following reso their lives and p im ro m p e e d rt i i a e t s e t a o boli motion for the lutions : " 1. That, i n order to prevent the injurious conse quences i may follow from the intentions of Parliament bein g leftitdou which s' doubt, and giving ' in order to mai ntain the peace and welfare of the Colon ies , it is neces sary to declare t hat, in the opinion of this House, it is no t advisable to a entitled a p 2t r 2 o dc thisei‘ediHaiytoi. ‘ n g u s s e for a t t t h h e e p s u a r rn p purpose e t i m of e , de ivi el g ares its effect to the R eso l u _ opinion that co mean s should be om itted which can tend to secure to the opit i t . 1 adopt o 2. f anyh the popula tion of her Maje st y 's Colonies the privileges to which tl ne un der the Act for the Abolition of Slavery, and under the Act for the are entitled Amen d me nt of the Slavery Ab olition Act ; and further, at the anxio us atten tion of this Hou se will be directed to the state and that condition of the negro,population, when the expiration of the term of apprenticeship shall have entitled them to the full enjoyment of entire freedom ." We sincerely t rust that Parli a m ent wi l l itself see the folly of entertaining resolutions which, if carried, must tend to take But in a way all respec t for its votes u pon any question. de pendently of this, we can hardly bring ourselves to believe, that a majority of the House of Commons will be brought thus deliberately and wantonly to offer a gratuitous insult to the morel feelings of four-fifths,at least, of the entire popu lation of this country. Should we be mistaken, it will then become the duty of the abolitionists to consider by what more effectual means thandiscussion they can bring both Ministers and the planters peaceable to their senses. It will be for them to inquire whether it is not entirely optional on th e p ar t of the peopl e o f Great Britain, i either to exp or t or t o use th e produce of C o l on i a l slave labour. Slave-mad e s u gar and rum are not necessar i es of life in a country whe re sugar awl spirits, spirits, the manufacture of ‘ free labour, can be had in any quantity, and at a us still cheaper rate. Th e H av ti ans w ill be glad to fur n i s h with all that we obtain f rom ✓ Jamaica—in dependently o f the supplies d which we may at any moment draw from th e East Indies To incr ease the les. difficulties of the Government, it is now understood that unless the slaves be unconditionally emanci pated on th e Ist of August, Sir LIONEL SMITH will f o llo w the example of the marquis of SLIGO by returning to E ng l an d. Such, at all events, learn front-thej is the prevalent rumour in Jamaica, as we ournals of that island. Ministers will, there. fore, be at some loss for a Governor, unless they can prevail upon Sir G EORGE ARTHUR to remove the seat of his Govern ment from Toronto to Kingston. The debate on the "grand imperial question" es Lord J. RUSSELL app ropr i ate l y ca ll e d i t , w h e th e r Hawick should n o t cease to b e a polling place for the C ounty o f R ox b urg h, was closed la s t n i ght. Under the mask o f t hi s contempt ibl e mo tion, Sir JAMES , GRAHAM brought still suffering under against his old friend the under the recent loss of his only so n , " every charge," as the Learned Lord sa id, LORD A DVOCATE which it was - in his power to make." In fact the motion was a covert means of putting the LORD ADVOCATE on his trial, and the heartless Baronet who made this attack on a suffering old friend had not the manliness and the courage to bring his charges openly, and place on the books of the House a notice of his intention to move a vote of cen sure. The whole proceeding is worthy of one of those base natures which ren d ers a man fit to be a cad to a Dilly, and to wear the livery of a Welsh Knight while lie is fired with a noble ambition to be the flunkey of a Scotch Duke I We thought sie ROBERT PEEL, who has generally shown some regard for hie reputation, would have abstai ne d f rom taking any part in such a mise rable and d egrad i ng proceeding. But the compact it seems is mutual, a n d as t h e " Di lly " peop l e h ave en g a ged to wallow in his mire, he cannot do less than keep them com parry in their own filth. The slightest regard to the charac ter of the House of Commons, now so much implicated, and so closely watched, would have made any prudent man refus: to lend his countenance to such a motion as that 8T Sir JAMES GRAHAM. But Sir ROBERT PEEL, like other politi cians, sacrifices the character of the House of Commons to the despicable purposes of party. As they show tham. selves, however, so the world will judge of them; and those who have postponed the nation's business to the gra. tification of party spite, will not be honoured as statesmen and patriots, but despised as factious partizans. Sir JAMES GRAHAM had not even the poor gratification of success to con sole him for his meanness. His motion was lost ou a division by 22 ; and the Conservatives can say,that they have brought additional discredit on the House of Commons, and afforded another triumph to their rivals. The Bishop of EXETER, after an unusually long pause of six weeks in his turbulent career, again appeared last night before the House of Lords, in his favourite character of a politico. religious agitator. The object which the Right Rev. Prelate has for some time past had most at heart is the destruction of the national system of education in Ireland, which, by afford ing instruction to the children of the poor, and at the same time softening the religious asperities.arising out of the pecu liar position of the Catholics and the Protestants, has, as far as it has gone, proved a great blessing to that country. In fur thering an object so worthy of a Christian Bishop—his Lord ship would be affronted if we were to call him a Christian minister—Dr. PIIILPOTTS has laboured with indefatigable erseverance, and it is but justice to him to say that in the 'node of collecting and working up his materials, as well as in the time which he has selected for giving Parlirmentary effect to his case, he has displ4ed no lack of serpentine wis dom. He first advertises for cases of abuse—impartiality being a prominent.feature in his moral constitution—by a cir. cular, expressed in the following terms:—" I shall consider myself much obliged. if you will have the goodness to give me any information you may possess on the subject of the system of national education in Itwland, but especially of any instances you can collect of the abuse of that sy,,tem, and the perversion of it by the_ Commissioners." lie does not say to his Rev. Correspondents—" Tell me candidly how this great naonal experiment is actually working—put me in possession of all the facts you can collect for and against the system—that I may be able to form a just conclusion of its merits." Oh no—that would not at all have suited his holy purpose. What he wanted was a stock of materials for factious use—an accumulation of one sided evidence, which with a little jesuitical dexterity, he could bring to bear adversely upon the national system of education, and upon the Commissioners who are entrusted with its admi nistration. Then, again, look at the moment selected by this meek, pious, and simple-minded Prelate, for opening his budget of misrepresentation. The Report, upon which he pretends to found the resolutions which he moved last night, has been be fore him all the Session, and yet he has delayed his motion till the Session is near its clo-e. And why ? because he was afraid to face the LORD CHANCELLOR of Ireland, the lay Commissioner, who was in the House, but whose duties have now called him to Ireland,, and it is not the turn of the Arch bishop of DUBLIN, the Ecclesiastical Commissioner, to sit in Parliament. He therefore gets the field, as he thinks, en tirely to himself, and has ample scope for the exercise of his calumniatory as well as his declamatory powers. The tenor and result of the debate, however, will shew that even the Bishop of EXETER may miscalculate. It will be perceived that his Lordship's first point was to make out the failure of the national system of education. A failure he assuredly did make out ; but it was the failure of Dr. H. PHILPOTTS, not of the system which he attacked. Is it, we would ask any dispassionate person, any proof of the failure of this noble plan of instruction, that the number of scholars embraced within its influence amounts at this moment to between 160,000 and 170,000; whereas when it was first introduced the whole number of scholars in all the schools of every description in Ireland amounted only to 37,0001 Does not this simple fact—were there no other evidences of the beneficial effects of the national system--bear ample testimony to its successful operation ? But Protestants, it is said, do not receive their share of benefit from this joint plan of education. Wherever they do not it is entirely their own fau:t If the Protestant Clergy will set their faces against the system, and counteract as far as they are able, its salutary influence, the blam,3, must rest with them. In many cases they have done so, and have succeeded in exciting a prejudice against it among the more ignorant and bigoted of their flocks ; but in , spite of all this , powerful hostility on the part of the Protestant Clergy, we still find that it is making its way to the affections and good sense of the Protestant community. In the province of Armagh the numbers of Catholic ai,d Protestant children attending the national schools, are 28,000 of the former, and 17,000 of the latter, which is very nearly the proportion indicated by the whole relative numbers of the Catholic and Protestant popula tion of the province. But what says the Bishop of DERRY on this point ? Dr. PHILPOTTS will not surely object to the testi mony of a brother Bishop, even if it should tell against his own theory. These are the words of the Right Rev. Prelate, and we strongly recommend them to the attention of all who think that there is an innate impracticability in the plan. " He, (the Bishop of DERRY) could safely assure their Lord ships that in the province in which he resisded the system had worked most admirably, aed that it was universally acknow ledged in that part of the country, that the children of the poor bad derived material benefit from the establish most of the schools. This he stated, with every possible confidence, as he knew it of his own knowledge." The real truth is, that Dr. PHILPOTTS and politicians of his class, dis approve of the education of Catholics at all. They would much rather have them continue in the grossest ignorance, and its accompanying barbarism, than instructed in any way different from their own. They are afraid of Catholic en .. lightenment. With respect to the charge insinuated by the Bishop of EXETER against the Commissioners, of allowing unsound doc trines to be admitted into some of the national schoolbooks, it was completely demolished by the Bishop of NORWICH, whose speech last night is such as might have been expected from a Prelate of his high character and liberal mind. It is rather singular that this charge of heresy should be brought forward at the same moment by Dr. PHILPOTTS and Dr. AP HALE, the two greatest champions for the rights of their respective Churches. Can anything set the futility of the charge in a stronger light ? The Paris papers of Thursday have been received, but their contents are wholly without interest. Marshal SOULT, re ported as one of the pall-bearers, was not present at the funeral of Prince TALLEYRAND—a mistake which the illus trious veteran appears very anxious to have generally cor rected. In the Chamber of Deputies there is to be no further opposition to Ministers during the remainder of the present Session. This agreeable news was formally commu nicated to the Cabinet in the course of Wednesday's sitting. There is no news of the least interest from Spain. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) WESTMEATH. "Mr. AUSTIN was heard at great length against the opening of the Registry. Mr. WRANGIIAM spoke for several hours on the opposite side. At three o'clock the Committee adjourned till Monday. SPORTING IN TELLIGFiNCE. THE HIPPODROME RACES. The first meeting this season, and the sixth since the opening of the establishment, commenced yesterday with the advantage of fine weather, but with not so good a list as the money advertised for competition had led us to expect. The company was nume rous, and was composed of a variety of classes, the right-of-way gentry forming no inconsiderable portion. The most perfect har mony prevailed, and the sport, without being as good as might have been wished, went off to the satisfaction of the spectators. The following are particulars : Match, 50 sovs. Red-post in. About three quarters of a mile. Mr. Maxwell's gr. m. Ottawa, by Ben Lodi Mr. Tongue 1 Mr. Mill's b. m. Nell Gwynne, aged.. .............. ...... 2 Won very easy. The Birthday Gold Cup, value 100 sovs., given in honour of her Majesty's birthday. The winner to be sold for 400, &c. About two miles. Mr. S. Palmer's Bravo, 5 yrs, 9st. 21b . Wakefield 1 Mr. Stevens's gr. c. Gimcrack, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b ' Mr. Shepherd's gr. g. Jim Crow, 4 yrs, ist. 131 b Mr. Elmore's b. g. Lottery, aged, 9st. llb ... 4 Mr. Adams's b. f. Anne, .3 yrs Even on Bravo, who made all the running, was never headed, and won easy.:Anne was beaten off. Lottery was well up with the third. The Olympic Stakes of 7 sous. each, with 20 added. 12st. each ; and 101bs. allowed for half-bred horses, &c. Heats, two miles, with four hurdles in each. Mr. Webb's b. m. Paulina, list. 41b Mr. Coleman 1 1 Mr. Firth's Centaurus (late Birthday), I I st. llb Captain Dawson's b. g. Humbug, list. 41b 4 3 Hon. C. Ongley's b. g. The Dwarf, list. 41b 3 dr Mr. Webb's ch. g. Buffalo, I Ist. 41b In the first heat Buffalo made running to the hill, where Pau lina took it - up, kept the lead, and won in a canter. She made all the play in the next heat, and won just as easy. SHAKSPEARE'S AUTOGRAPH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,---I — requestYOU will do me the favour to inform your readers that the letter, printed in your paper of Friday last, purporting to come from me, and stating that Mr. Miller, bookseller, of Lambeth, and not Mr. Pickering, was the real purchaser of Shakspeare's Autograph, is a gross forgery, I never saw the pretended communication till I read it in your newspaper, and owing to the pressure of business I have had no opportunity of communicating with Mr. Miller till this day, and it is only justice to Mr. Miller to add, that he assures me lie is equally igno norant of the quarter whence the forgery proceeds. The inestimable relic of our immortal bard was unquestionably purchased by Mr. Picirring, and for himself; and it may be seen by any of your readers at his house. I am, Sir, your humble servant, 93, Pall-Mall, May 24. ROBERT H. EVANS. ST. IvEs.—Mr. Praed has been returned for this borough in the room (,f Mr. liaise, by a majority of 8. At the close of the poll the numbers were—Mr. Praed, 256 ; Captain Stephens, 948. Both candidates are Conservatives.-IVestern Times. The Emperor and Empress of Russia, with their children, the hereditary Grand Duke, the Grand Duchesss Alexandra, and the Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael, arrived at Berlin, on the the afternoon of the 19th instant. THE CROPS.—In several counties the young wheats are just appearing above their parent earth. They are backward, of course ; but we are happy to see that in a vast majority of cases they are of a right healthy colour and appearance, and already promise well.— Cambrian. Thursday morning, at an early hour, two large male tigers were safely depositefl in the Zoological Gardens, Regent's-park. The Society are in expectation of receiving shortly a remarkable fine chimpanzee and hippopotamus from the banks of the Gambia. E AI AN CI PA TI ON. MEETING OF DELEGATES. Last night, after the public meeting the Dele:a es assembled at Exeter Hall, the conversation which had taken place in the Houst2. of Commons was reported to them, clot a spirited protest was immediately adopted, The protest appears in our columns as an advertisement. Afterwards the resolutions of which. the Rev. T. Spencer had _given notice were introduced, and in reference to them the Secretary was re. quested to address a - letter to the Morning Herald to correct a statement made by that pager. • The proceedings occupied a shert time only. This morning the De:egate, asscmbled•at the Guildhall Coteehotise. Mr. Blair presided. Mr. MORGAN, called the attention-of the Delegates to the proceedings of Parliament la t night, and the Protest of the Delegates. It was Resolved:— " That the Protest be forwarded to all the Members of Parliament.; and Messrs. Thompson and Scohel were.appointed to draw up a series of Resolutions to a:company the Protest.' Mr. STURGE, Mr. HOUGHTON, and others, called the attention of the Delegatei to the proceedings proper to be taken. in Parliament, and a C .mm:ttce for Conle;enre was appointe I. Arrangements were su!isequently made for giving extended publicity to the proceedings of yesterday. i%iEETING OF ANTI-SLAVERY DE LEGATES. Lord John Russell having given notice this evening of the intentied of Government to move on Monday or Tuesday next that it is not de. sirable to adopt any proceedings to give effect to the resolution of the 22d of May for the immediate and entire extinction of the apprentice ship in our slave colonies, the Central Negro Emancipation Committee and the Delegates now assembled in London desire to record their most solemn and decided Protest I,gqinst this unwarrantable attempt to super sede and annul a deliberate decision of the Commons of England, to de. feat the wishes of the entire nation, and to put in jeopardy the peace and welfare of the colonies. They therefore most earnestly and respect_ fully entreat every Member of the House of Commons, as he would desire to give effect to the prayers of the country, and as he values the fundamental principles of humanity, justice, and religion, that he would attend in his place on Monday and Tuesday next, and give Ins most strenuous opposition to the course proposed by the Governrcent. Signed on behalf of the assembled Anti-Slavery Comrrkittee and De_ legates at Exeter-hall, this `2sth day of May, 1835. W. T. BLAIR, Chairman. L',OYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, MAY 25. Wind N.N.E., fresh breeze -.dame down from the River and proceeded, the Ceres, HaMwood, for Demerara; Legatus s Ord, for Halifax. and Athenbergh, Parker, for Montreal. POSTSNIOUTH, MAY 25.—Wind E N.E., tine. PLYMOUTH, MAY 24.—Wind W.—Sailed, the Henry Kneeland, Batt ling, for New York. FALMOUTH, MA Y 24,—Wind variable, ; light breezes, and fine.—Arrived the Greyhound, Tucker ' 'from Maeeio; And A nlhby, Weir, from Op or t o. Arrived off, the Hobe, Lawton, from Honduras; Ina' Forward, from .tamaica—out 50 days, with los s o f ma i ntopmast ; anti William, Currie, from Teneritlb. Vessels spoken ,ith : —The General Chasse, of Rotter dam, and qary, of London. for St. Domingo, 13th inst., in lat. 41, N. I n., 14. IS. W., by the Willi am. LivEepoot, May 21.—Wind S.E., light.—Arrived the Shannon, Wl don, frory Savanilla; and Wind rush, Main, from Lisbon. Arrived o i ff; the Connubia, from Sicily. Sailed. the Splandid, for New York; Daniel, for Lisbon; London, for Calcutta; Albatross, for Africa; Indian Chief, for Newfoundland ; and Nelson, Wood, for Berbi ce . The Harriet, reported yesterday on shore near Holyhead, has been got off; CREEK, MAY 25.—Arrived, the Lord Nelson, Trist, from Mogadore; the Diadem, Leslie, from Odessa. DOVER, 'MAY 25.—Arrived off; the Eagle, Patterson, from Mauritius,, SEAFORD, May 25.—Arrived off, the Resolutie, Schneider, horn Ba tavia ; the Ferolano, from Havannah ; the James APQueen, Wept', from St. Kitts; the Emeline, l'ettingall, from St. John's, New Bruns wick ; rise Lord Glenelg, Simpson, from Faro. COWES, MAY 25 —Arrived, the Gloria da Portugal, from Madeira. HOLYHEAD, MAY 25.—Arrived off; the Margaret Johnson, Charleston. CLYDE, MAY 23.—Arrived, the Woodman, Nelso,n from Marseilles. DUBLIN, MAY 21.—Arrived the Shannon, steamer, from London. WATERFORD, MAY 23.—Arrived the Concordia, Reid, from London, CORK, MAY 23.—Arrived the Isabella, ltobertson, from Canton ; Kers_ well, Ilaswell, from the Mauritius. Arrived off; the Emelin, MielhMland, from Trinidad. Mu, t2s.—Arrived the Newland, Tonge from Ilamburgh; Ac tive, Partridge, from ditto ; Josephine, Volkirk, from Gothenburg ; Wit nelmine, Neilson, from Copenhagen; Vrow Gebelie, Wieben, from Liessaw; Twee Gegusters, from Konigsburg ; Universe, Ivanich, from Venice. The Towa:d Castle, Emmens, from London to the South Seas, was wrecked on the coast of California, 7th Dec , Master, chief mate, and five of the crew saved, the rest twenty-three in number, who took to the boat, it is feared have perished. THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMER. By tie arrival of the Sirius and Great Western steam-vessels, it Is said that a large sum has changed owners, many high bets having been laid on their respective speed and the power of their boilers ; it is like wise more than whispered that several great capitalists, some of whom are largely interested in America, have betted a large sum that they will shortly produce a vessel, which, fitted up with the boiler advertised for sale by Mr. George Robins early in June, will easily pass either of the above vessels, or any other which may compete with her; they are also determined, as far as in their power, to introduce this into general use, viz., the Patent Double Tubular Iron Boiler, which will effectually put a stop to the awful loss of life continually occurring from the bursting of the dangerous ones now in use. Certainly our own enterprising capitalists will not let slip the oppor tunity now offered, by the formation of a Company, to apply this patent to vessels, roads, railway carriages, &c. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols closed rather heavy yesterday at 94ai for account and money, owing to some heavy sales, supposed for the purpose of commertial specu lations, which at present are rather in an improving state, and in conse quence of which money is more in demand. . • The foreign exchanges in th e course of yesterday did not experienced any material alteration, and - pave a tendency to neenne. Consols opt ned this morning at 944 y.:, Money and Account ; Exclie.. quer Bills, 61 63 ; India Bonds, 63 67 ; Bank Stock, 204 1 5 ; India Stock; 270 271. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 214 22 with Cou pons—opened at the same ; Portuguese Five per Cents, closed at 351 to 36—opened at the same; Brazilian, 81—opened at 811 ; Mexican, 27 to I—openel at the same ; Columbian, 271 to '274—opened at the same ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, closed at 544 to s—opened at the same. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per cent. • fe... 93%%% Ditto Bonds 3 per Cant. inns..... 34%%% South':ea Stock ... 3 14 per Cent Old Ann ...,...... ...... .... Ditto Re , New 3% pet Cent.... ...... - Cent. Annuities, 1751... New 5 per Cent...-. .......-- ---,. Exch. Bilis, .£l,i'Oto Ol 63 cm !Pink LongAnnuitiestuexpirc Ditto. ..... .........500 (10 63 pm. Jan. 5, 1860... . ...... ~.. 15 3-16% Ditto Sem': Oct. 10, 1859 14 15-161 Ditto Commercial Jan. 5, 1860 15% I Ditto Advertised ..... ...... pm. Jan. 5 Bank Stock for Acc0unt........ *205 ..... April 5, IclBo 1880 —l India Stock for Account — Jan. 5, 1670... ...... .... ...... I Goner, ~, for ACconnt 943 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds ~......,. — Pe" LIVI,I 14 011,16 Belgian Bonds ~ . Ditto Account ......... ...... Brazilia - . :.londs ... ......... ..... -. .13"• , t0 New Bonds. 36 5 14 Ditty Account thenos Ayres Bonds — Dlttrs, 3 per cent .... ........ ... 24% Ditto Account — Ditto. Account — hillia% Bonds .... ..... .......... Prussian Bonds — Ditto Account . ..... ... ...... .. RLl•••>'-an Bonds, 1822 C , ,,rnb'.. , ,t, 000.13. — DI: to 'ACtOlr't .- 1 - : i tto Accoun ... . ..... r'itlo Metallic . CAurribian Bonds, Mt 2714 Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account llitzish Bonds . ..„ Ditto Account...... Ditto Account 21% Greek Bonds.. ' French, 5 per cent......... —f. —,.. Ditto Bonds, 1825 - --.---.. 4 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto Account . ..,- $ per cent. ..... ..... —l . - —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent ..... Exchange —f. —c. Ditto Account ..... ...... ~... Dutch, 2,,,, per cent — ..litto, 6 per cent. iitto Account ... ........... .... Ditto, per cent lOO% N. -3p:intact Ditto Account — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY' AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share. British Iron Company Great Western Railway Company......, ........ . . Brighton Railway Compwi- 8 8% I.' rid on and Birmingham Railway Company Ditto 4 Shares 5 291; 9 London and Southampton (New) Railway to 27% Manchester and Birmingham Railway 7 8 1 % North Midland Railway Company 35 40 Anglo Mexican Mint lO V 11 . Asphalte, Claridge's Patent 2 10 COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Amsterdam C.F. 12 6 Gibraltar Is 48 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam .U. 12 14 Genoa .. 26 10 Antwerp... Hamburg. M.B. 13 13 Venice 46 Altona Paris, 3 clays' sigh 25 65 Palermo per or. 1161 Q Ditto ..... .. .......... ....3 Ms. 25 91 Li3bor . 5334 Msrrtille, Rquideaux - 2 B 2B Fran},thrt an Main.% EX. 11. ! 54 tiah- 25 P•te. T .i.mgli, rti!‘le 1 Us. lu Buenos Ayres _.. Bc,iist Vienn:., effective 11 2M.10 '5 Phil clelphia 46 Trieste......ditto lO 16 PAIL I: OF BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid '6 • j Portugal Gold; coin ..e.o 0 0 Cadiz.... li'lboa .... B ircelona S wily: '`J6 Silver, bars. standard 0 4 11% HALF-PAST ONE. For some time past we have not experienced so dull a day in the City; very few arrivals, no news worth communicating, and not the least animation either in the British or Foreign Markets, which up to the present hour aro in a complete state of stagnation. The fluctuation in the . price of Con-ols during the morning has been from 94i 1, to 94i 1, and at present may be quoted at 94k, money same. Exchequer Bills, 61 63; India Bonds, nothing doing; Bank Stock, 204;; ; India Stock', 270. In the Foreign Market no alteration in the prices since the early part of the morning. Spanish Active, 21-: 22, with Coupons; Portuguese, 351 36 ; Three per Cents. 241 ; Brazilian, 81 i ; Mexican, 27i ; Co. lombian, 27i 4; Dutch Two.and-Half per Cent. 54i a. The Share Markets are lower. Nothing' doing in Asphalte ; Cla. ridge's 8 prem. ; all the rest nominal prices. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account. 941 i. CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.) SEMPLE V. THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY. Thi arguments in this part.beard motion were concluded this morn. ing. His Lordship dismissed the appeal with costs. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS•DAY.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor was engaged during the morning in hearing a case in his private room. The part-heard motion of Lord Falmouth v. Turner was then proceeded with. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) KAY V. MARSUALL Mr. KINDERSLEY applied to the Court to advance the exceptionS in this case, on the ground that if they waited their regular turn, the patent which was the subjt ct matter of dispute would expire, in all probability, before they could be heard. The MASTER of the ROLLS was unwilling to accede to the application, because when a case was advanced, or taken out of its regular turn, it was done to the pr6udice of the other miters. However, under the circumstances, he was afraid the present a pplication must be acceded to. The MAs•rea of the ROLLS then proceeded to hear the remaining petitions. iN re DAY. The petition in this case prayed that certain bills of costs might be de livered and taxed, and also the delivery up of certain deeds to the peti tioner; but after some discussion between the Counsel, an arrange ment was come to by the parties. It is conjectured that at least five Hundred Thou sand Pounds will exchange hands though the instrumentality of Dlr. George Robins, during the next two months. STEAM TO NEW YORK. WAN TED a GENERAL SUPERIN TENDANT of a STEWARD'S ESTABLISH MENT, for the GREAT WESTERN Steam Ship. He will have to overlook from ten to twenty servants, and undoubted refe rences as to character and capability will be req u i re d. For further particulars apply, by letter, post paid, to Christopher Claxton, Esq., 19, Trinity-street, Bristol.